Steps
(7 total)

Get Ready

Get yourself a USB drive and plug it in.
I'm going to be using a 8GB SanDisk USB drive

Open WinBuilder
Go to Finalize > Create ISO/CD/USB
Click on the Source button
Make sure the ISO file points to your VistaPE ISO

2

Run the script

Go to the Finalize > Create ISO/CD/USB screen
Click on the Script button
Select the Root directory of your USB-Device
Click on Make USB boot device

3

Preparing the USB drive

Click OK to format and bring up the HP USB format tool
Select your device if it is not already listed in the drop down.
**Make sure this is the correct drive, we are about to erase ALL data on this drive**
Select your file system. I used Fat32
Label your Volume
Select Quick format
Click Start

4

Starting the format

If you are sure you have the right drive selected, click YES when presented with the warning. **Again, we are erasing ALL data on this drive**

When the drive is done being formatted, click OK.
Click Close on the Format Tool to start the building process.

5

Process begins

A command window pops up and the process begins.

6

Grub4Dos

The Grub4Dos installer opens.
Select the correct Disk to install Grub4Dos.
**Make sure this is the correct drive, we are about to change the boot info for this drive**
Click Install
Another command window will open up letting you know it was successful. Press Enter.
Quit out of the Grub4Dos Installer

7

All Done!

Eject your USB drive and go try it out.

Conclusion

Of course not all computers support booting from USB and it must be set up properly in the BIOS.

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